Jorit was not there yesterday in Sochi, a Russian seaside resort on the Black Sea very dear to Vladimir Putin. The street artist from Quarto, born Ciro Cerullo, met the Russian president in person at the International Youth Forum, with photos to immortalize the “historic” embrace and the end of the bitter controversy in Italy. But in addition to his participation in the Forum, Jorit was also in Sochi – and perhaps mainly – for another reason more directly linked to his professional activity: the inauguration of a large mural on the facade of a building of the city. Subject represented, with the artist's incomparable style: Ornella Muti, the icon of Italian cinema, now 69 years old (the day after tomorrow, to be exact), also very popular in Russia. “When I thought about a way to bring Italy and Russia closer together, I thought of the great actress Ornella Muti,” Jorit told Russian media on the sidelines of the inauguration, as part of a festival street art in which 25 artists participated. from 11 countries. Muti herself was also present at the inauguration, with her daughter, actress Naike Rivelli, who in the previous days also participated in Moscow Fashion Week, also walking the catwalk. All in broad daylight, documented on Instagram with photos, videos, stories and dazzling smiles. Is it possible to give such a gift to the Moscow establishment, while missiles continue to rain daily on Ukraine (hitting Volodymyr Zelensky at the same time), while the last opponent Alexei Navalny was left to die in a penal colony Siberian and Putin is preparing to receive a new popular plebiscite in a simulated election?
Public defense
Rivelli attempted to give the answer on Instagram today. First with a post in which, accompanied by a photo, he was altogether discreet: “We did not come (Yes) for political reasons. We came to support women and our fans, mom has been doing this since communism, when she came to shoot her first films very young, in terrifying times here. Art has always been neutral – explains Ornella Muti's daughter – because it serves to raise morale and give hope, love and culture to all those who need it. Especially in difficult times. There is a lot of gratitude among ordinary people for our presence. We came for eco-sustainable women's fashion and the Global Youth Forum to support promising young people who have arrived here from all over the world. » Art, fashion, culture, no politics, in short, the Rivelli version. Who, in all likelihood, was boarding the first flight back to Italy at that moment. However, as soon as she landed at the Turkish airport, the 49-year-old actress felt the need to “double down” on her details, this time with a video. In which the side the politician from his mission and that of his mother actually talked about it, responding to the “nasties” read in the comments: “I would like to remind everyone of one thing guys: Italy is not for peace at the moment, quite the contrary: it is waging war with other countries.” Reference to the military support provided by our country, as well as all other NATO members, to Ukraine? Or maybe the Middle East scenario? The actress gives the benefit of the doubt: “We are for peace and we say it in every country we go to, from Italy to Russia. And especially at this moment I would refer to Israel (Yes) and in Palestine, where peace is necessary.” In the accompanying post, Rivelli finally recalled how his family has Russian roots: “I would like to remind everyone that we are half Russian on my grandma's side -mother Ilse Renata Krause and half Neapolitan on my grandfather Mario Rivelli's side. We have been going to Russia forever. Since I was born and mother before I was even born. We have family, relatives and many friends there forever.” Even in the Kremlin?
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